MEDIA RELEASE

During the week of September 21, 2015, through September 27, 2015, Hawaiʻi Island police arrested 21 motorists for driving under the influence of an intoxicant. Four of the drivers were involved in traffic crashes.

So far this year, there have been 784 DUI arrests compared with 857 during the same period last year, a decrease of 8.5 percent. The numbers of arrests by district were:

District	Weekly Total	Year to Date
Hāmākua 	0		10	
North Hilo	0		2	
South Hilo	6		238	
Puna    	4		150	
Ka‘ū    	0		14	
Kona    	9		297	
South Kohala	2		74	
North Kohala	0		3	
Island Total	21		784

There have been 1,120 major accidents so far this year compared with 1,168 during the same period last year, a decrease of 4.1 percent.

So far this year, there were 15 traffic fatalities on Hawaiʻi Island compared with nine during the same period last year, an increase of 66.7 percent.

To date, nine fatalities related to drugs (6), alcohol (0), or a combination of both (3).

DUI roadblocks and patrols will continue island wide.